The Raiders said today that they will not have to give up more than a 2012 first-round pick and 2013 second-rounder for quarterback Carson Palmer. Previously, it was believed that Oakland would also have to give up a 2013 first-rounder instead of a second-rounder to the Bengals if Palmer led the Raiders to the AFC Championship next season.

But there is no chance of an upgrade.

A Raiders official said that the conditions in the Palmer trade with Bengals were only based on 2011 play, not on 2011 and 2012.

Palmer has said that he thinks both teams won on the trade.

Oakland was 4-2 when starting quarterback Jason Campbell went down. They traded for Palmer but then star running back Darren McFadden went down against the Chiefs and the Raiders went 4-6 the rest of the way. Palmer came off his couch (he was retired rather than play for the Bengals) and had some good flashes but finished with 16 interceptions and 13 touchdowns.

Given the fact that then-coach Hue Jackson had no faith in backup quarterback Kyle Boller and the Raiders were making a playoff push, I was/am OK with the Palmer trade. He is still a Top 15 quarterback in my book.

The Raiders also announced Tuesday that defensive tackle Desmond Bryant, a restricted free agent, was re-signed. He has not missed any of the voluntary workouts.